SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to change occupational license fees charged to dentists and dental hygienists.
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 02 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with occupational licensing fees related to the Board of Dental Examiners, including the following:
12 AAC 02.190, Board of Dental Examiners, is proposed to be changed to alter the application, license, renewal, permit, review, endorsement, and continuing education course submittal and resubmittal fees for dentists and dental hygienists, and also to repeal obsolete fees.
This is a SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE adding to the NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES that was issued on September 23, 2014 concerning these proposed regulation revisions contained in the Department of Law file number JU2014200755. This SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE is being issued because under the initial NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES the document containing the proposed regulation changes dealing with application, review, permit, continuing education course submittal and resubmittal fees for dentists and dental hygienists inadvertently omitted some proposed fee changes and contained some incorrect proposed fee changes. Therefore, the department is adding these corrected fee provisions and extending the written comment period in order to give interested persons an opportunity to comment on these corrected proposed regulation changes. If you previously submitted written comment under the September 23, 2014 Notice of proposed Changes, you need not resubmit those comments under this notice as those comments are part of the record and will be considered by the department.
Under AS 08.01.065, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development must establish fee levels so that the total amount of fees collected for an occupation approximately equals the actual regulatory costs for the occupation. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development has reviewed the income and expenses for the occupational licensing program for the Board of Dental Examiners and proposes fee changes that reflect, to the extent possible, the actual costs of the activities related to the program.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments by mail, fax, or e-mail to:
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Fax: (907) 465-2974
E-mail: jun.maiquis@alaska.gov
The written comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 31, 2014.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 no later than October 24, 2014 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Jun Maiquis at the address or phone number above, or go to http://commerce.alaska.gov/dnn/portals/5/pub/DEN-Fees-0914-%28Rev.9-30-14%29.pdfAfter the public comment period ends, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.065; AS 08.01.100; AS 08.32.097; AS 08.36.250; AS 08.36.290
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.01.065; AS 08.01.100; AS 08.32.097; AS 08.36.250; AS 08.36.290
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 10/01/14
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, please send your request to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing at the address above and include your name, address, and the occupational area in which you are interested.
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))1. Adopting agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development – Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Occupational licensing fees.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 02.190.4. Department of Law file number: JU2014200755.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Compliance with state statute.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2015 or in subsequent years.
8. The name of the contact person for the regulations: Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-2537
E-mail: jun.maiquis@alaska.gov
9. The origin of the proposed action: Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
10. Date: 10/01/14
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist